Gregory Kramer Email & Phone Number

• MEECO Purchasing Dept
• Primary purchasing resource for a multimillion-dollar gas analyzer production company
• Oversee 100% of MEECO’s spend for the production of gas analyzers, shop supplies and numerous daily operational items
• Manage supplier base, including the identification of new suppliers, the monitoring of supplier performance, and the prevention of purchase order leakage to non-preferred suppliers
• Responsible for all aspects of purchasing including but not limited to supporting daily production, sourcing, and non-production related purchases
• Resolve and manage issues related to quality, engineering, and production scheduling changes to help ensure prompt delivery to align with business need

Boston, MA, US

• General Electric Energy Division (Industrial Motor, Switchgear, and Transformer Repair Sector)
• Oversaw 100% of the $10M Philadelphia plant spend both replenishment and sourcing needs for industrial motors, switchgear, and transformer work
• Managed supplier base, the identification of new suppliers, the monitoring of supplier performance, the prevention of purchase order leakage to non-preferred suppliers, and the maintenance of vendor managed inventory.
• Drove deflation on procurement spend through price and payment term negotiation and competitive quoting
• Worked with other repair buyers, sourcing professionals, and product specialists to leverage spend over the entire GE Energy Repair Services network
• Resolved and managed issues related to quality, engineering, and production scheduling changes to help ensure prompt delivery

Mahwah, New Jersey, US

• Parent Company of Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catherines’ retailers, 10,300 employees, $2.86B in Sales
• Responsible for the sourcing and management of all new store and maintenance spend in lighting, tile, carpet, HVAC, and metal racks for all Charming Shoppes’ brands
• Facilitated the best practice Category Management / Strategic Sourcing process in all categories
• Initiated, led and implemented various procurement strategies (e.g., vendor reduction, import options, increased information flow, process standardization, etc.) to minimize new store construction and maintenance.
• Employed a continuous improvement mentality with all supply relationships, including reduction of supply lead-times, increased product / service quality and the evaluation of substitute products / services
• Managed suppliers with respect to quality of product, on-time deliveries, and negotiated pricing decreases

Mahwah, New Jersey, US

• Responsible for leading a team of (3) senior buyers with an annual spend of $25M.
• Secured the supply chain for all construction and rack products required to support over 225 annual new store projects, multiple chain distributions, and 2, 200 miscellaneous existing stores
• Key contributor to cross-functional teams designed to improve corporate service levels, analyze processes to realize improvements, minimize corporate spend, and document procurement processes to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Implemented and deployed reverse auctions, RFQs, etc. to minimize new store spend
• Established import options for previously supplied domestic products (e.g., helped reduce mannequin spend by 30% by sourcing overseas)
• Served as a key member on a cross-functional team aimed at drastically improving new store fixture Construction Bill of Materials

Mahwah, New Jersey, US

• Responsible for purchasing millwork ($10M annual spend), racks ($3M annual spend), and mannequins ($7M annual spend) to meet both new store and miscellaneous store needs for three major retail chains
• Managed supplier quality issues, store returns, product inventory, and negotiated pricing
• Liaison between in house Design Department and supply Engineering departments to ensure the smooth implementation of new store designs
• Managed and coordinated delivery schedules with the Traffic/Logistics Department to ensure prompt delivery at job sites

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Privately Held ISO/QS9000 certified company (OEM supplier), 9 manufacturing plants, 4200 employees, automotive aftermarket, $250M annual sales
• Responsible for purchasing (lean MRP environment) water pump, smog pump, and distributor raw material components
• Dealt daily with overseas suppliers in India, Mexico, and Slovakia
• Managed a parts inventory of $2.75M utilizing vendor-managed inventory, kanban, supply chain, and JIT concepts
• Placed 900-1200 purchase orders per year totaling $10M annually
• Key contributor on various cross-functional teams (with Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering etc.) designed to improve the customer order fill rate and increase productivity

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Kmart is a publicly held company with annual sales in 1990s of $20-30 billion
• Managed six direct reports in fashion and hard-lines’ departments
• Worked in several store locations (some in high crime rate areas)
• Responsible for staffing and supervision of all new departmental employees
• Supervised the merchandising and visual presentation process for both fashion and hard-lines’ departments

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for designing all stockroom layouts required for remodeled stores in the Northeastern USA
• Utilized CAD design programs to design fixture layouts and perform space-planning functions for existing Kmart stores
• Performed some architectural surveys related to fixture space planning

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Managed six direct reports in fashion and hard-lines’ departments
• Worked in several store locations (some in high crime rate areas)
• Responsible for staffing and supervision of all new departmental employees
• Supervised the merchandising and visual presentation process for both fashion and hard-lines’ departments

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Missiology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Applied Science (Mathematics Emphasis)

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Mathematic/Science